Skull Brooch

This skull brooch is now available in my Etsy Store.

The brooch was originally created for the "Skull Appreciation Day Blog Hop". More information and instructions on how to make this brooch can be found on my blog. If you like edgy jewelry, this brooch would be perfect for you.

Full Moon Witching Hour

full moon madness card

This card was created with a free digital stamp from Creepie Cute Stamps. I colored the image with MS Paint and added shadows with chalk. Using the recipe "strange brew" provided by Haunted Design House, I layered and added metal bits, black pearls and ribbons. The moon was punched from orange scrapbook paper with a 2 3/4" punch. To add some distressing, I crumpled the moon and ripped the edges of my background paper.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Smudgy Antics - full moon madness
Haunted Design House - #139 recipe
Simon Says Stamp and Show - depth of distress
Forever Night - #41 feeling witchy
Paper Make Up Stamps - #42 anything goes
Clear it Out Challenge - anything goes + more than one ribbon
Paper Playtime - #77 anything goes + sentiment
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - anything goes
Charisma Cardz - #25 anything goes

There is impressive artwork displayed on the above listed sites. Take a minute and look around. You will be glad you did!

Steampunk Lady Brooch

laminated brooch

This vintage steampunk woman brooch was made with an altered Alphonse Mucha image from The Sum of All Crafts. She is very unique. Her collar and dress are bedecked in wheels, cogs and other steampunk bits and pieces. The image is very detailed. The design was printed on light pink paper and shaded around the edges with a darker pink chalk. The finished design was heat laminated with 7 ml. lamination film. The brooch is durable and water resistant.

The Lady Mucha Brooch is a 1.75" circle. The pin is embellished with a silver/gray pearl. An adhesive pinback is firmly attached to the back.

You can make your own laminated brooches from almost any design you choose. If you do not have a heat lamination machine, you could sandwich your design between two pieces of contact paper or cold lamination sheets.

This beautiful brooch is available in my Etsy Shop.

Bobby Pins - Upcycled Anthropologie Catalog

These paper bead bobby pins were created from an upcycled Anthropologie catalog page. You can see a tiger face in one of the beads. Another bead has yellow and black stripes. The third design is an abstract floral design. The hair pins are colorful and unique. If you like one of a kind hair accessories, these are the bobbies for you.

The paper bead is 2" long. It is varnished to help resist moisture. It can be used in wet hair and can be worn in the rain but it will not withstand being immersed in water. You apply the bobby pin to your hair the same way you would an unadorned hair pin. You can wear one, two at a time or all of them at once. It's up to you. Have fun!!!

You can make a set of bobby pins for yourself with my tutorial. Or, these colorful Anthropologie inspired bobbies are available in my Etsy Store.

Tea Bag Favor

Tea Bag Holder

I created this favor for the "Junk Funk" Challenge on Smeared and Smudged. The challenge was to use a tea bag in your creation. I used tea to stain my tag and created a tea bag holder out of paper.

I took a strip of paper that was 7" by 2.5" and folded it twice to create a match book. The heart digital stamp is from Smeared Ink. I colored the heart with red chalk and a red colored pencil.

I am entering this favor in the following challenges:

Stampin with the Dragon - anything goes
Forever Night - #39 anything goes
Robyn's Fetish - #112 anything goes
Crafty Cardmakers - #70 no cards, tags or ATC's
Paper Playtime - #77 anything goes with sentiment

I would like to thank the above mentioned sites for sponsoring challenges. Take a few minutes to check out the artwork on display. You will be happy you took the time.

Time is Running Out

"The Prophecy" card

I created this card for the "Oh, The Horror" challenge on Smeared and Smudged. You had to create an art piece that was based on the poster for the movie "The Prophecy".

For my card, I used bits and pieces of the movie poster. I also added a clock, a raven digital stamp from Smeared Ink, and the words "time is running out for mankind". The card is embellished with a rusty washer and a green seed bead.

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter - anything goes
ATC's with Attitude - #16 anything goes
Fat Pages with Attitude - #16 anything goes
Stamping with the Dragon - anything goes
Forever Night - #39 anything goes
Robyn's Fetish - #112 anything goes

Check out the great artwork posted on these sites. You will be happy you took the time to look.

Skeleton Girl Card

Card

I love this image. The skeleton girl image was a freebie from Beccy's Place. The site has a lot of really great digital stamps. Check it out!

I colored my image with chalks and colored pencils. I added some glitter and a purple gem to give the card some "sparkle".

Tip: Chalks are an easy way to color in a design. You don't have to worry about smearing the ink from your printer and if you make a mistake, you can easily erase it. I use eye make-up applicators to apply my chalks.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Haunted Design House - color challenge #137
Top Tip Tuesday - #78 sparkles
Simon Says Stamp & Show - Anything goes
Poisoned Peas - goth or emo
The Paper Shelter - #68 Anything goes
Craft Your Passion - #114 Anything goes
ATC's with Attitude - #16 Anything goes
Fat Pages with Attitude - #16 Anything goes
Stamping with Dragon - Anything goes
Forever Night - #39 Anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey - colour it up


I hope you will take a peek at these great sites. You will be inspired to try a "challenge" yourself!

Somebody That I Used to Know

Card based on song by Gotye

I created this card for the June Rock n Rolla Challenge on Smeared and Smudged. The challenge was to use the song "Somebody that I used to know" by Gotye as an inspiration for an art piece. If you haven't heard the song or seen  the video yet, it can be found on the S&S website.

The background of my card is a grate from the "Quoth the Raven" digital stamp collection by Smeared Ink. The girl image is from the "Haunted Reverie" collage sheet from Moonlight Journey.

A heart charm and some tulle were added to give the card some texture and dimension. The words I added are from the lyrics of the song. The words say " now you're somebody that I used to know".

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:


Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything goes
Poisoned Peas - #4 Goth or Emo
The Paper Shelter - #68 Anything goes
Art with no boundaries - Anything Goes + Heavy Metal
Craft your Passion - #114 Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - #174 add a charm

There is some great artwork on display on the above listed sites. Check them out and you will be impressed.

Paper Globe Bobby Pins

3D Bobby Pins

These colorful bobby pins are made from paper. I make mini globes from scrapbook paper and then securely glue them into the bezels of 2" long silver tone bobby pins. The half sphere is dimensional and you see a variety of designs in each hair pin.

If you like to be unique hair accessories, these are the bobby pins for you. These bobby pins are for sale on my Etsy site.

Old Skool Tattoo Card

6 x 6 Card

I created this card with a sketch from Smeared & Smudged . Using the desired layout, I layered coordinating scrapbook papers to create my card background.

My skull tattoo image is a digi from Smeared Ink. I colored the image with MS Paint and chalks. To give the card texture I added a piece of white fabric trim and pleated one of the background papers. All the paper layers and the fabric bow also add texture and depth to the project. I added some "sparkle" with glitter and red gemstones.

Top Tip Tuesday TIP: You can add some texture and dimension to your project by pleating paper.

I hope you like my card. I am entering it in the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's - #24 anything goes
Corrosive Challenge - #150 not too shabby
Top Tip Tuesday - #78 Sparkles + Tip
Smudgy Antics - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp and Show - show texture

Please check out the beautiful artwork by the DT on these sites and the projects submitted. You may be inspired to try a challenge yourself!

Prom Princess Skull Brooch

Laminated Skull Princess Brooch

This Prom Princess Skull brooch was created from a high quality print of one of my original collages. I have created a new collection I am calling "skellies". I happened upon a Cezanne painting of three skulls that I absolutely had to craft with. I cut the skulls apart and played with them until I constructed a variety of "skellies". The finished design is heat laminated with 7 ml. lamination film. The brooch is durable and water resistant.

The Prom Princess Skull Girl brooch is approximately 2.0 x1.5 inches. The design features a skull with cherry blossoms and a rose. The brooch is embellished with a golden yellow rhinestone and glitter.

This unique brooch is available in my Etsy Store.

Steampunk Skull Brooch with Butterfly wings and Raven head

laminated collage brooch

This Steampunk Skull brooch is approximately 1.75 by 2 inches. The brooch is part of a new collection I am calling "skellies". The skull itself is from a Cezanne painting.  The design features a red bow tie, orange butterfly wings, a raven's face and gears to punk it up. The brooch is embellished with a silver/gray pearl.

If you like to wear unusual and unique jewelry, this is a brooch you will want to add to your collection. It is available in my Etsy Store.

Smeared and Smudged Skull Appreciation Day Blog Hop

 

It's finally here - The Smeared and Smudged Skull Appreciation Day Blog Hop!

This is my first blog hop so I hope I do this correctly!!! I love creating collages the old fashioned way with scissors, glue and paper scraps. Lately, I have been obsessed with using skulls in my artwork. Luckily for me, other people feel the same way. Hence, this great blog hop.

                                                  BLOG ROLL

Terra
Tori

Black Dragon
Monique

Helen
Lady Brayton
Fiona
Christine
Jane
Judy
Alison
Susan
Andrea
Smudger Challenge
Laura
Lisa
Kristy
Steph
Glittery Katie
Lisa
Kapree
Ms. Ruin
Kathi
Bombshell Stamps Blog
Dianne
Donna
Nydia
Lady Coral
Suzi
Julia
Patti
Miko
Renee
Wendy
Christina
Hazel
Skye
Wenchkin
Betsy

Scrapbook Stamp Society

I created some family heirloom jewels for this skelly hop.

Pendant Necklace and Cameo Brooch

To create a pendant and brooch you will need to:

One:

Cut or punch six oval shapes from thick paper. I used an oval paper punch that measures 2" x 1/5" and a page from a damaged hardcover book for my paper source.

Two:

Cut one shape out of colorful scrapbook paper. This will be your background paper. I used part of a digital stamp called "Plague of Death" from Smeared Ink for my cameo design. I printed the design on scrapbook paper and cut out the center skull design with scissors. Glue your design onto the background paper.

Three:

Stack your oval shapes. Glue the bottom two shapes completely together. Add the next four shapes but only glue in the center of the shapes. We are not trying to make chipboard. You want your pendant/brooch to be textural and pliable.

Four:

Glue your colored design completely to the top of your stack.

Five:

Varnish the front and back of your pendant/brooch. If you have an inkjet printer, beware that your ink may smear if you are not careful. This happened on the necklace but I liked the "grungy" look so I left it.

Six:

Finish your jewels with embellishments and hardware.

Wear your skully creations with pride.

Cameo Brooch

side view

Pendant Necklace

backs

Thank you for stopping by and please leave a comment. I hope you have been inspired to try your hand at making either a brooch or pendant.

Now keep those heads rolling and move on to the next artist on the blog roll -

 Christina !

Steampunk Prince Brooch

Steampunk "skellie" Brooch

This Steampunk skull with wings and crown brooch was created from a high quality print of one of my original collages. I have created a new collection I am calling "skellies". I happened upon a Cezanne painting of three skulls that I absolutely had to craft with. I cut the skulls apart and played with them until I constructed a variety of "skellies". The finished design is heat laminated with 7 ml. lamination film. The brooch is durable and water resistant.

This steampunk skull brooch is approximately 2.25 by 2.25 inches. The design features an orange crown with a flower, blue butterfly wings and some gears to punk it out. The flower is embellished with a blue rhinestone.

This fun and funky brooch can be purchase in my Etsy Store.

Skull Girl with Cherry Blossoms Brooch

"Skellie" Girl Brooch

This Skeleton Girl with Butterfly Wings brooch was created from a high quality print of one of my original collages. I have created a new collection I am calling "skellies". I happened upon a Cezanne painting of three skulls that I absolutely had to craft with. I cut the skulls apart and played with them until I constructed a variety of "skellies". The finished design is heat laminated with 7 ml. lamination film. The brooch is durable and water resistant.

The Skull Girl brooch is approximately 2.5 x1.5 inches. The design features a skull with orange butterfly wings and cherry blossoms. The brooch is embellished with a golden yellow rhinestone and glitter.

If you like unique and unusual jewelry and accessories, this is the brooch for you. It is available in my Etsy Store.

Steampunk Skull Brooch

Steampunk Skull BROOCH

This Steampunk Skull was created from a high quality print of one of my original collages. I have created a new collection I am calling "skellies". I happened upon a Cezanne painting of three skulls that I absolutely had to craft with. I cut the skulls apart and played with them until I constructed a variety of "skellies". The finished design is heat laminated with 7 ml. lamination film. The brooch is durable and water resistant.

This Steampunk Skull brooch is approximately 1.75 by 2 inches. The design features a green plaid bow tie, a black top hat and a bird's nest. A gear has been added to punk it up. The brooch is embellished with a green pearl.

This brooch is really cute in an "odd" sort of way. If you like to be different and unique, this is the jewelry accessory for you. You can purchase this brooch in my Etsy store.

Brooch - Skull in Top Hat on Mushroom

Art Collage Brooch

This Steampunk skull on a mushroom brooch was created from a high quality print of one of my original collages. I have created a new collection I am calling "skellies". I happened upon a Cezanne painting of three skulls that I absolutely had to craft with. I cut the skulls apart and played with them until I constructed a variety of "skellies". The finished design is heat laminated with 7 ml. lamination film. The brooch is durable and water resistant.

The skull in top hat brooch is approximately 1.75 by 1.75 inches. The design features a skull wearing a tan top hat with a bright yellow fabric bow. The skull has butterfly wings and is nestled on a mushroom. Some gears and cogs were added to punk out the collage. The brooch is embellished with a red rhinestone.

If you would like to own this brooch, it is available in my Etsy Store.

It's almost time for my first ever blog hop - I better get busy crafting my skull creation!

CONFESSIONS SMEARED IN INK!!

Smeared and Smudged May Member Blog Hop

BLOG ROLL



Tori

Shell

Black Dragon

Susan S.

Jane

Kristy

Lady Brayton

Patti

Monique

Dianne

Ike

Moonlight Flower Card

This card was made with a lot of distressing and embellishments. The flower stamp is an old one from Rubber Stampede. Underneath my handmade flower is a tulip design. The dotted circles around the polka dots on my background paper are from a clear inkadinkadoo stamp. The flying skull image is a digital stamp from Smeared Ink. The flower was distressed by crumpling and the background paper was torn and inked. To qualify for a challenge on Use it Tuesday, you had to use two hoarded supplies. I used some tan rick rack and black eyelash yarn that I have been saving.  The card is also embellished with a red bingo chip, black half pearls and glitter.

Top Tip Tuesday Tip: When tearing paper, if you lift and pull up the on paper you are tearing off, you will get a white edge. 

Along with the challenge listed above, I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

Smudgy Antics - embellish it
Penny's Paper Craft - #80 anything goes
Haunted Design House - #135 distress it
Celebrate the Occasion - #64 anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - anything goes
Ladybugs Crafts - #61 something with wings
Top Tip Tuesday - #77 dig out the old (tulip rubber stamp)
Crafty Card Makers - #69 distress it
Kaboodle Doodles - anything goes
Make it Monday - #91 anything goes
Corrosive Challenges - #150 not to shabby
Crafty Calendar - things with wings
ATCs and Cards - #14 anything goes
Fat Pages with Attitude - #14 anything goes

Repurposed Materials Brooch

Brooch

This flower brooch was made from a plastic bag and distressed and crumpled pages from a clothing catalog. The skeleton is a digi from Smeared Ink. I was trying to come up with an idea for a challenge on Smeared and Smudged called Junk Funk. The challenge was to use plastic bags in a craft creation. I was stumped until I realized the plastic was almost like using tissue paper and voila a brooch was born. I decided to really repurpose and used paper from a catalog for a little color and texture.

The brooch is further embellished with a poker chip, an embroidered red flower, black and white tape yarn and a red rhinestone.

Along with the challenge on Smeared and Smudged, I am also entering this brooch in the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - #24 anything goes
Smudgy Antics - embellish it
Crafts and Me - fabulous flowers
Penny's Paper Crafty - #80 anything goes
Haunted Design House - #135 distress it

I hope you take a minute and look at the above listed sites. The Design Teams work very hard to produce samples that inspire others to be creative.

Cosmic Love Card

Cosmic Love inspired card

I created this fun card with a rubber stamp called Steampunk Emo Rio from Simply Betty Stamps. I stamped the image onto a piece of designed cardstock so I would have less coloring to do. I then colored parts of the image with chalks and colored pencils. I attached "Rio" to a copy of a piece of background paper I created using a magazine advertisement and the netting from a potato bag. The card is embellished with sequins, glitter, a feather and some tulle.

The Rock N Rolla challenge on Smeared and Smudged is to create an artwork based on the video/song "Cosmic Love" by Florence and the Machine. The video is great...I'm a fan! The song sticks in your head and the imagery is outstanding. Check it out!

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - #24 anything goes
Smudgy Antics - embellish it
Forever Night - gothic photo inspiration
Aud Sentiments - any sentiment
Charisma Cardz - #20 no flowers allowed
Sassy Studio - #126 Hats off to you
Penny's Paper Crafty - #80 anything goes
Sweet Stamps - #66 anything goes

Thank you for looking at my submission. I hope you check out the sites listed above for some awe inspiring artwork!

Bobby Pins - DIY paper beaded

set of three bobby pins

These handcrafted paper bead bobby pins were created from magazine and catalog pages. The design with the dogs on it was cut from a background in an Anthropologie catalog. Another design is a blue and turquoise fabric flower on a gray background. The third design is a floral print using blue, green, turquoise and a hint of gray. These pretty hair pins are sure to add a feminine touch to your hairstyle.

I have posted a tutorial for making your own bobbies. You can find it here.

If you do not have time to make your own bobby pins, these and others are listed in my Etsy Store. Take a look!

Necklace - Skeleton Girl with Cherry Blossoms

Skeleton Girl Cameo Necklace

This Skeleton Girl Cameo wooden pendant necklace was created from a high quality print of one of my original collages. I have created a new collection I am calling "skellies". I happened upon a Cezanne painting of three skulls that I absolutely had to craft with. I cut the skulls apart and played with them until I constructed a variety of "skellies".

The pendant is a 1.5 inch round wooden piece from an old Bottle Tops game. The image is decoupaged onto the game piece and varnished for a smooth and water resistant surface.The image features cherry blossom flowers and cute polka dots in the background. The larger flower is embellished with a golden rhinestone.

Decoupaging is so easy to do. If you find an image you like or create one of your own, you can attach it to almost anything. If you don't want to make your own pendant, this "skellie" is listed in my Etsy Store.

The Masquerade Ball

The Masque of the RED Death card

Wow! This card was so much fun to create. I wanted to combine the two challenges going on at Smudgy Antics (masquerade) and The Masque of the red death on Quoth the Raven. At first I was stumped and could only think of a lone ranger type mask. Then I was inspired by the sample by BlackDragon on the Quoth the Raven site. She used a face mask in her design. Ta Da! I knew what I wanted to do. You can't tell by the photo, but the mask is actually dimensional.
  
I used a movie poster of The Masque of the Red Death starring Vincent Price playing the part of Prince Prospero for my main image. I printed one image in gray scale and the other in the original color for the mask.I rubber stamped the column and the bubbles of red poison. The other images came from my clipart collection.

The card is embellished with red rhinestones, a seed bead for the raven's eye, and brown cording for the mask straps.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Smudgy Antics - masquerade
Quoth the Raven - Masque of the Red Death
Just Tracy's Crafts - anything goes
Bunny Zoes - #24 anything goes

I hope you will go to the above sites and check out the artwork on display. You will be inspired to make some "art" of your own.

Brooch - Prom King Skull Collage

Laminated Paper Brooch

Prom King Brooch

I have created a new collection of collages I am calling "skellies". I was looking at paintings by Cezanne and found some skull oil on canvas paintings he painted in 1901. I just knew I had to use them in my artwork. After having some fun cutting them apart, collaging and altering them, I created a variety of "skellie" characters.

I call this "skellie", my "prom king". He has a black with white polka dot bow tie and some kind of flower attached to his orange crown. He is embellished with a red rhinestone.

I used a high quality print of my original collage for the brooch. It is heat laminated with heavy 7 ml lamination film. It is very durable and water resistant. An adhesive pin back is firmly attached to the back of the pin.

Brooches are little pieces of wearable art. They can be used to adorn clothing, purses, hats or any surface you can attach a pin to.

This brooch is available in my Etsy Store.

Rock Pendant Necklace

Rock Pendant Necklace

Back of Pendant

Side of Pendant

I created this pendant for a contest/challenge on Craftster called "Rock Paper Scissors". The object was to use a rock and paper together. The scissors were to be used as a tool.

I used a flat rock I found in a bag from the $1 Tree. I then coiled magazine pages around the rock to create a bezel. I used a silver photo holder from the scrapbook supply section as a bail.  I then used a piece of paper from a water damaged book to cover the back. I decoupaged a design from Artchix Studio onto the front of the rock and added the words "paper rocks" that I printed on my computer. I love to collect and use all types of paper (yes, a paper hoarder) in my artwork.

I hope you like the pendant and try creating one of your own. If you are a member of Craftster, please vote for my necklace by May 16th.

Bobby Pins - Paper Beaded

I created these bright and fun paper beaded bobby pins from an upcycled Anthropologie catalog. The hair pins are bold, colorful and unique. One design is multi-colored fiber strands woven together. Another design is from a red curtain with white polka dots. The third design looks like it is part of an abstract painting. These bobbies will add some excitement and flash to your hairstyle. If you like to be noticed, these are the hair accessories for you.

These hair pins are available in my Etsy Store or you can make some for yourself. You can find a tutorial here.

The Pit and the Pendulum

Bookmark

I created this Edgar Allan Poe bookmark for the "The Pit and the Pendulum" challenge on Quoth the Raven site.

I used an image from an Edgar Allan Poe book cover. I collaged with the lettering and rubber stamped a cobweb on the bookmark base and also on the image. I used a mask to accomplish that. The design is embellished with silver glitter, a clear gem and a red gem for the rat's eye (creepy).

I am also entering this bookmark in the following challenges:

Smudgy Antics - anything goes
Emerald Fairy - #23 anything goes

Please check out the other submissions and the design team work on the above listed sites. You will be inspired to be creative yourself!

Bobby Pins - Paper Bead Embellished

finished handcrafted hair bobby pins

bobby pins modeled by my daughter Ashley

Add some excitement to your hair with these handcrafted paper bead bobby pins. The paper beads were created from colorful magazine and catalog page images. The blue, orange, pink and turquoise spirograph design came from an Anthropologie catalog. The colorful design with the turquoise flower in the center is cut from an Anthropologie plate. The third design is a tangerine orange with white graphic flowers. These hair pins are an eco-friendly hair accessory.

The bobby pin is about 2" long and can be worn one at at time, two at a time, or all three at once. You will be sure to attract some attention with these one of a kind hair pins.

You can create the paper beaded bobby pins yourself. I have created a tutorial on my blog. Or you can purchase the pictured set from my Etsy Store.

DIY Brooch from Upcycled Paper

Vincent van Gogh Brooch

3D Fanned Brooch

This handcrafted paper brooch is made with a Vincent van Gogh print cut from a clip art catalog, magazine page images, pages from a damaged hardcover book and a cereal box. It is very eco-friendly. The design is embellished with three tangerine colored seed beads.

I have posted a tutorial if you would like to make your own paper brooch. You can find it here.

If you are not crafty and would prefer to purchase a brooch, I have this one and others in my Etsy Shop.